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Welcome to the

Seattle Aquarium

Featuring the Ocean Pavilion—Now open!

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Support the Aquarium

Give a gift to the ocean: Donate before December 31

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Aquarium highlights

Inspiring Conservation of our marine environment

Our Mission

The region’s premier resource for hands-on marine experiences and conservation education, the Seattle Aquarium offers fun, exciting ways to discover more about the amazing Puget Sound and our world’s one big ocean. Join us in our mission: Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment.

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Today's presentations and activities

At the Aquarium

All About Our Washington Waters

10am, 11:45am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm, 3pm

Location: Window on Washington Waters, Pier 59
Come experience the Window on Washington Waters habitat, devoted to marine life found in our local waters. You’ll meet the inhabitants of the rocky reef and kelp forest ecosystem found in the Salish Sea.
Welcome to One Ocean Hall

10am, 11:45am, 4pm

Location: One Ocean Hall, Ocean Pavilion
Join us in the Ocean Pavilion’s central gathering space for an immersive, multimedia experience. Explore the stories of the Coral Triangle and the Salish Sea like never before!
All About Our Coral Reef

10:30am, 2:15pm, 5:15pm

Location: The Overlook, Ocean Pavilion
Come experience the upper area of our largest tropical habitat, The Reef. Meet the marine inhabitants of the Indo-Pacific and learn how we care for such a diverse array of animals.
All About Our Harbor Seals

10:45 AM

Location: Harbor seal habitat, Pier 60
Get to know the harbor seals that call Seattle Aquarium home! Learn how we care for them, and hear amazing facts about the most common marine mammals in the Salish Sea. 
All About Our Archipelago

11:15am, 3:15pm, 4:30pm

Location: The Archipelago, Ocean Pavilion
Join us for an introduction to our mangrove forest and coral lagoon. Get to know more about these iconic habitats and the plants and animals that create them.
Marine Mammal Feeding

11:30 AM

Location: Marine mammal habitats, Pier 60
Join us for a feeding at one of our marine mammal habitats: harbor seals, sea otters or northern fur seals. The location changes daily—ask a Seattle Aquarium representative about which animals are scheduled to be fed when you arrive for your visit. 
Deep in The Reef

12:45pm, 1:15pm, 2:45pm

Location: Window on The Reef, Ocean Pavilion
Come experience the lower depths of our largest tropical habitat, The Reef. Meet animals found in the Coral Triangle, an area of extraordinary marine biodiversity.
All About Our Sea Otters

2:15 PM

Location: Sea otter habitat, Pier 60
Join us for an introduction to our sea otters! Get to know more about this iconic endangered species and learn how we care for the individuals that call the Seattle Aquarium home.
All About Our Northern Fur Seals

3:45 PM

Location: Northern fur seal habitat, Pier 60
Come learn more about Chiidax and Flaherty, the northern fur seals living at the Seattle Aquarium. 
Sea Otter Feeding

4:45 PM

Location: Sea otter habitat, Pier 60
Join Mishka and Sekiu, our delightful sea otter duo, for a feeding in their habitat.
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What’s Happening

Upcoming Events

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Learn more

Explore the Aquarium

Discover amazing animal species, learn about educational opportunities at the Aquarium, and more! 

Take a Deeper Dive

Aquarium Stories

What do candles, cozy clothes and clownfish have in common?

They all start with the letter C, obviously! But there’s more: It turns out that they all can have a[...]

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Symbiotic relationships in the ocean remind us to help each other out during the Big Dark

Here in the Pacific Northwest, the sun may be a distant memory by now, but still burning bright is the[...]

An illustrated itinerary showing Seattle waterfront recommendations by Kendy. The itinerary includes a photo of Kendy standing on a beach. Highlights are Honest Biscuits, the Seattle Aquarium, Pocket Beach and bookstores. The itinerary also mentions these waterfront destinations: Totem Smokehouse, the Seattle waterfront sea wall, Bainbridge Island ferries, Beecher's Handmade Cheese, Pioneer Square Habitat Beach, Eighth Generation products in the Seattle Aquarium gift shop, Pier 62 and the Ballard Locks.

How Kendy makes it a day at the waterfront 

Kendy, a passionate marine conservationist, partnered with the Seattle Aquarium to map out the perfect waterfront itinerary for lovers of[...]

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Website maintenance

Please note: Our ticketing and membership systems will be offline for approximately two hours starting at 10:30pm Pacific on Wednesday, December 11. During the maintenance window, online ticketing and membership will not be available.

Thank you for understanding.

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Support the Seattle Aquarium

End the year with a gift for our one world ocean! Support the Aquarium’s work as a conservation organization by making a donation by December 31, 2024.

Today only, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000 thanks to the generosity of Betsy Cadwallader, Jess and Andy Peet, and an anonymous donor.

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Cyber Weekend Sale

15% OFF ALL MEMBERSHIPS
NOV. 29–DEC. 2